From road accidents to massacres to extrajudicial killings, one would ask, “Is it still safe in the Philippines?” As a thriving local here, you can’t help but wonder for you and your family’s safety. While it is true that many policemen are one in their rage and support for war on drugs, is it an assurance that most Pinoys will be safe? How about the tourists coming in to explore and enjoy our country? Will they have peace of mind during their stay?

War on drugs is also done in other countries and they also have death penalty. What I don’t like about it is when many innocent people are killed . What would happen to these people especially the youth who are supposed to be the hope of our future? What are we going to tell our children and our children’s children about this? How are we going to answer them about the chaos and havoc that these killings bring us?

It’s nice to clean the society and sure, if there’s a need for death penalty, do it to the people who deserve it — the ones who are proven guilty of their wrongdoings. My heart cries for the families of the ones who are not guilty and is not even part of this drug fiasco. These people deserve a quiet and peaceful life but is now deprived of the privilege of living a full life.

Pres. Duterte is right that in his term, he won’t be able to clean up the whole country on his war on drugs. If his term ends, who would continue this war? Unless the next president is also firm enough, he or she might continue the advocacy. I might be wrong on this but if the war on drugs will be part of the constitution, maybe in the coming administration, there will be a drastic change on these drug issues. A decrease in the huge number of drug addicts will be evident in our country.

I do appreciate the president’s effort on this because he wants to give justice to the victims but I hope he and his administration will find a better way so that innocent people are protected as well. It would also be nice if there’s a punishment for policemen who are abusive of their power, since it is their duty as well to protect people.

We all need justice, not just the ones who were killed in this war on drugs. Filipinos deserve a great environment and good laws. It’s unfortunate that the lives lost will never be recovered. But with a great leader and sensible constitution, let’s believe that there is still hope for our beloved Philippines.